Ezekiel 4:1

¶ Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, [even] Jerusalem:

Thou also, son {H1121} of man {H120}, take {H3947} thee a tile {H3843}, and lay {H5414} it before {H6440} thee, and pourtray {H2710} upon it the city {H5892}, even Jerusalem {H3389}:

"As for you, human being, take a clay slab, lay it down in front of you, and draw on it the city of Yerushalayim.

“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.

Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it a city, even Jerusalem:

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 19:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and [take] of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;

  • Jeremiah 19:15 (2 votes)

    Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.

  • 1 Samuel 15:27 (2 votes)

    And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

  • 1 Samuel 15:28 (2 votes)

    And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, [that is] better than thou.

  • Jeremiah 13:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.

  • Jeremiah 13:14 (2 votes)

    And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.

  • Jeremiah 18:2 (2 votes)

    Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.